I've spoken to some people who use these kind of rules and they admit they aren't pro fights. Look at Tear-up they have C Class Pro rules (don't even try and justify that by the way) but hey they are the South West's biggest show :/

It might not seem a big deal but this all gets very messy and all it really does is inflate people's egos, covers over what should be an Ammy show and will end up getting fighters hurt in the long run. But hey, no-one really cares becuase this is UK MMA and people should be able to do what they like, right?

The regional shows in the UK are an absolute mess but no-one really cares or speaks out because then you are in the wrong. Everyone seems to defend bad practice in this industry. The press, the managers, the fighters, other promotions should seek out and discredit bad behaviour but no-one does and this is the result. No wonder legitimate sports and the UFC mostly see the UK MMA scene as a laughing stock

End of the day, if you have 3 sets of Ammy rules and/or B or C class pro rules then you are doing the fighters, the fans and the sport a disservice.

Yeah most of the old B-Class rules fights are down on peoples records as Pro

I always thought it was Pro rules minus elbows, heel hooks and neck cranks, so basically what the unified Am rules are nowadays but they were 5min rounds whereas the Am are 3min rounds...

A lot of the old B Class pro rules fights were effectively pro Shooto style fights with 4 oz gloves and were FAR more professional than the stuff we see today. Is the same way boxing has 4x3 for new pros.

I would of thought the sport would have moved on though...maybe if we had a legit governing body this sorta thing wouldn't happen and we would all have certain stranding that would make us look legit. But we instead work in an industry where people don't even wanna get blood test or email over a photo of themselves or even fill out and return contracts or email back a stats sheet.

That's pretty much what I thought... That's how I see it, I know France and UCMMA etc don't use them.

You know France don't even have headshots on the floor.

I would argue as that is the ONLY way MMA fights can happen in France then they are pro.

In the same way that nothing stops promoters calling any rule set in the UK 'pro'. But we have a choice but hey being a 'pro' fighter is the in-thing. So that's not criticise anyone cos then you are the bad guy.

Hey what do i know i've never fought, maybe i should banished to Australia for even criticising people.

I would argue as that is the ONLY way MMA fights can happen in France then they are pro.

In the same way that nothing stops promoters calling any rule set in the UK 'pro'. But we have a choice but hey being a 'pro' fighter is the in-thing. So that's not criticise anyone cos then you are the bad guy.

Hey what do i know i've never fought, maybe i should banished to Australia for even criticising people.

C class pro. what an utter load of shite. Completely about fighting or promoting unified amateur matches but trying to make out they are professional fights. The rule set for this amateur fight is really good, but selling it as pro is a complete wanky thing to do. Might as well through in some world championship boxing matches on the show. Non licensed, white collar, ibbafgj inter galactic championship. What a total load of shit. This and no head shot mma matches.

B class or novice pro is okay I think. No Elbows in a lot of europe, Poland, Sweden, Finnish shows, Bellator, UCMMA,